BrewAlchemy
Well-Known Member
Hi, I am currently trying to decide what would be the best cooler and best false bottom for a homemade mash tun. Right now I am brewing 5-gallon extract batches. But i been doing it for over a year now and i am ready to take the step to all-grain. But i am currently undecided on what qt. size cooler i should get. I have heard alot of good things about the Colemann Extreme. Its actually fairly cheap at wallmart. But my concern is getting too big of one for my 5 gallon batches and have too much air space left inside the cooler for heat exchange loss. However, I think very shortly down the road i will be moving up to 10-gallon bactches, so I want a size that will be sufficient enough for a 10-gallon grain bill as well. Any suggestions on what size cooler to use? Also would love some feedback on some homemade false-bottoms and what everyone suggests.
I apologize if a thread like this exists already but i been searching the forums for like over an hour and a half now and cant find what i am looking for.
I apologize if a thread like this exists already but i been searching the forums for like over an hour and a half now and cant find what i am looking for.